THUMB PIANO

Meaning of THUMB PIANO in English

any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs.

[ 1940-45 ]

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THUMB PIANO — noun Date: 1949 mbira
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THUMB PIANO — noun : any of several musical instruments of African origin (as the kalimba, mbira, or zanza) that consist essentially of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — n. kalimba, mbira, African musical instrument with resonating box made of wood or a hollow gourd having tuned strips of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THUMB PIANO — Date: 1949 : mbira
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THUMB PIANO — Function: noun Date: 1949 : MBIRA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — ■ noun any of various musical instruments, mainly of African origin, made from strips of metal fastened to a resonator …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THUMB PIANO — [thumb piano] n (1949): mbira
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THUMB PIANO — noun an African musical instrument consisting of a row of metal strips, that you play with your fingers and thumbs
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIANO — [I] adv/adj [Mus.] piano n [Mus.] piano, pianoforte
Interlingua English vocab
PIANO — ~ (-ist)
English interlingue dictionary
PIANO — I or pianoforte Keyboard instrument with wire strings that sound when struck by hammers operated by a keyboard. It was …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIANO — I. pi·a·no pēˈä(ˌ)nō, -ˈȧ(- adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, graceful : softly , quietly — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB — (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; …
Английский словарь Webster
THUMB — ( v. t. ) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — — thumbless , adj. — thumblike , adj. /thum/ , n. 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIANO — piano 1 /pee an"oh, pyan"oh/ , n. , pl. pianos . a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — I. ˈthəm noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIANO — I. pi·a·no pē-ˈä-(ˌ)nō adverb or adjective Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, from Latin, level — more at floor …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THUMB — vt to handle awkwardly. 2. thumb ·vt to play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to …
Webster English vocab
PIANO — adj ·alt. of pianoforte. 2. piano ·adj & ·adv soft; a direction to the performer to execute a certain …
Webster English vocab
THUMB — [thumb] n [ME thoume, thoumbe, fr. OE thuma; akin to OHG thumo thumb, L tumere to swell] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIANO — [pi.a.no] adv or adj [It, fr. LL planus smooth, fr. L, level--more at floor] (1683): at a soft volume: soft--used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIANO — also called pianoforte, French piano, or pianoforte, German Klavier, a keyboard musical instrument having wire strings that sound when struck …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIANO — I piano adverb; adjective; noun '(passage played) softly' BrE AmE ˈpjɑːn əʊ pi ˈɑːn əʊ AmE pi ˈɑːn oʊ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THUMB — / θʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the short thick finger at the side of the hand, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIANO — noun , adverb ■ noun / piˈænəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ ( pl. -os ) (also old-fashioned , formal pi·ano·forte / piˌænəʊˈfɔːti; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THUMB — I. thumb 1 /θʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thuma ] 1 . the part …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIANO — I. pi ‧ an ‧ o 1 S3 /piˈænəʊ $ -noʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural pianos ) [countable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIANO — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 Mus. performed softly. 2 subdued. --adv. 1 Mus. softly. 2 in a subdued manner. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIANO — n. (pl. -os) a large musical instrument played by pressing down keys on a keyboard and causing hammers to strike …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIANO — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 Mus. performed softly. 2 subdued. adv. 1 Mus. softly. 2 in a subdued manner. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIANO — n. (pl. -os) a large musical instrument played by pressing down keys on a keyboard and causing hammers to strike …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
PIANO — 1. n. (pl. -os) a large musical instrument played by pressing down keys on a keyboard and causing hammers to …
Oxford English vocab
THUMB — ( thumbs, thumbing, thumbed) 1. Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIANO — Pronounced /piænoʊ/ for meaning 1, and /piɑ:noʊ/ for meaning 2. 1. A piano is a large musical instrument with a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THUMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES jerking...thumb ▪ ‘Is that the only way out of here?’ he asked, jerking a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIANO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a piano/guitar etc lesson ▪ I'd just started classical guitar lessons. grand piano piano …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THUMB — [verb] [I or T] [informal]You thumb by standing near the edge of a road and holding out your hand with …
Cambridge English vocab
PIANO — [noun] [C] [plural] pianos - a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys which are pressed …
Cambridge English vocab
PIANO — n. thumb piano piano nobile player piano
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIANO — n. or pianoforte Keyboard instrument with wire strings that sound when struck by hammers operated by a keyboard. It was …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIANO — Synonyms and related words : Klavier, Steinway, a cappella, a la sourdine, abbandono, accrescendo, adagietto, adagio, affettuoso, agilmente, agitato, allegretto, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THUMB — See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS, UNDER ONE'S THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF.
Slang English vocab
THUMB — n. Hop o' my thumb hop o' my thumb thumb through Tom Thumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THUMB — I. noun VERB + THUMB ▪ suck ▪ flick , jab , jerk ▪ ‘What'll we do with them?’ he …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIANO — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ baby grand , concert grand , grand , upright ▪ acoustic , digital , electric , electronic …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THUMB — • ↑ be under sb's/the thumb • ↑ it sticks/stands out like a sore thumb • ↑ stick/stand out like …
Longman Activator English vocab
THUMB — < processor > An extension to the Advanced RISC Machine architecture, announced on 06 March 1995 by Advanced RISC Machines …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THUMB — See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS, UNDER ONE'S THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF.
Словарь английских идиом
THUMB — 1. сущ. большой палец (руки); палец (рукавицы) Tom Thumb ≈ мальчик с пальчик 2. гл. 1) листать, смотреть (журнал, книгу; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIANO — I сущ. 1) фортепьяно; игра на фортепьяно 2) амер. сл. свиные ребрышки II нареч.; сущ.; муз. пиано (тихо) фортепиано; рояль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THUMB — thumb.ogg 1. θʌm n 1. 1> большой палец (руки) with his thumb and finger - большим и указательным пальцем 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIANO — piano.ogg _I 1. pıʹæn|əʋ n ( pl -os -pıʹænəʋz ) фортепиано; рояль grand piano - рояль upright /cabinet/ piano - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIANO — 1) поле струнное 2) рояльный 3) струнный • - piano wire - piano wiring
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIANO — I сущ.1) фортепьяно; игра на фортепьяно 2) амер. сленг свиные ребрышки II piano нареч.; сущ.; муз.пиано (тихо)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THUMB — 1. θʌm n 1. 1> большой палец (руки) with his thumb and finger - большим и указательным пальцем 2> большой …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIANO — _I 1. pıʹæn|əʋ n ( pl -os -pıʹænəʋz ) фортепиано; рояль grand piano - рояль upright /cabinet/ piano - пианино …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THUMB — 1. сущ. 1) большой палец ( руки ) ; палец ( рукавицы ) •• one's fingers all thumbs — ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THUMB — 1. сущ. 1) большой палец (руки); палец (рукавицы) •• one's fingers all thumbs — (говорится о неуклюжем человеке) to clap / put / keep …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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